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Coldy likes this post.
Realm Of Flowers has 51kg. Won the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington in May. That race is a Melbourne Cup ballot exception race so Realm Of Flowers is guaranteed a start in the Melbourne Cup.
One thing that is against her is that she's a mare and not many mares have won the race in recent times - last one was Makybe Diva in 2005, 2004 and 2003, before that was Ethereal in 2001 and even further back was Jezabeel in 1998.
jum, oldhendo likes this post.
Mackinnon Stakes used to be a good guide for the Cup.
Caulfield Cup - historically has been a good guide as well for the Melbourne Cup but the internationals have changed things
thefalcon likes this post.
Spanish Mission will be here but not for the Caulfield Cup...he will miss that race but will run in Melbourne Cup.
I also liked the run of Realm Of Flowers..was a mile back and made up a lot of ground to finish 6th...only 2.75 lengths away from the winner Grand Promendade. She doesn't need to win anything as she is already in the Melbourne Cup. Grand Promenade may get a weight penalty for the Melbourne Cup for winning the Bart Cummings but we will know more on Monday
Shopping around you can get around 20s in the CC and 20s in the MC. Will back both to win $1,000 in each. If it runs a good race in the CC then will shorten up. If it runs terrible it will be bigger than 20s come MC day and i will make a decision from there if i go again.
Thunderstruck likes this post.
Realm Of Flowers was never going to win, no need to, already guaranteed a start in the Cup. All of her starts so far this campaign she has been running on from behind and running on late.